I had some network issues in the past while, where my Internet disconnected entirely, knocking me off of the game and off of Vent at the same time.

Swimming Mid Air, No Mount, after network D/C

It happens periodically – one’s ISP gets attacked with Denial of Service attacks and all the bandwidth for the users is used up, and it appears as if you’re offline.

Or of course, you HAVE been knocked offline – either way, you’re not able to get to the rest of the world because of what is happening.

If you were in-game at the time, and especially if you were flying on your mount, this time of disconnection can be used for a little bit of fun. And of course, because it’s a simple net disconnection, it’s easy to repeat by simply pulling out your network cable or disconnecting from the Internet with the game still running.

Doesn’t That Disconnect You From The Game?

Yes, but your local game doesn’t realize it for a few minutes, which allows you a bit of time to play around and laugh at what happens.

So, what should you do when you’re disconnected, to have a little fun?

Swimming over Nagrand while disconnected from server

The first thing, of course, is to mount up, disconnect, and then fly to your heart’s content, exploring places like caves which would normally dismount you or be full of mobs that would gang up and kill you. You won’t be dismounted, and there are no mobs, because you’re not connected.

The second thing is to mount up, fly up high and disconnect – then dismount and “swim” around in the air, at the speed of your mount! (it looked pretty funny since I’ve got an epic flyer and was swimming FAST).

Another thing you can do is start fishing. When your line is in the water, disconnect, and then run around and see just how long your fishing line will stretch!

Have fun with it. Let me know if you find some fun things to do when disconnected, too